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SHOCKING: John oliver your basic rights could become crimes tomorrow - You Need To See This

John Oliver Abortion
‘We need elected officials to stop tiptoeing around the issue of abortion and take steps to properly safeguard it’ … John Oliver
‘We need elected officials to stop tiptoeing around the issue of abortion and take steps to properly safeguard it’ … John Oliver Photograph: YouTube

John Oliver delivered an impassioned episode of his HBO show after the “catastrophic” news that the US supreme court is poised overturn the basic right to an abortion.

On the latest episode of Last Week Tonight, the host said that “while the fate of Roe might not have been a surprise, the draft itself was still a horror show”, referring to Samuel Alito’s leaked draft calling for the 1973 decision to be reversed.

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